Stirring device.



R. S. KELLOGG.

STIRRING DEVICE. APPLlcATldN FILED MAR. 28. 1914.

1,1 60,41 3. Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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To all whom t may concern."

Be it known that I, Ray S.' K ELpoGc, a citizen of the United States,residing at Norl walk, in thelcounty'ofA Huron and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and 'useful Improvements in Stirring Devices, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a stirring device, and the principal object ofthe invention is to provide a stirring device which is intended to beremovably connected with the lid of a cooking vessel and which is soconstructed that its various parts may be disy mounted and the deviceremoved from the l 15 lid of the cooking vessel. l Another object of theinvention `1s to so construct the stirring device that the depth towhich it will extend into the cooking vessel may be regulated and thusthe stirring device used with cooking vessels of various depths.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved type ofstirring blade.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein-Figure 1 is a view showing a cooking vessel in vertical section and thestirring device mounted therein and shown principally in elevation,certain portions of the stirring device being shown in section to showthe manner of constructing the same; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectionalview taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a view showing insection sleeves which may be substituted for a sleeve shown in Fig. l;Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a slightly modied form of stirringblade.

The cooking utensil 10 is provided with the usual cover 11 which isprovided with a removable knob 12 and which is provided with a centralopening through which the shaft of the stirring device may pass. Pisks13 are secured above and below the opening in the center of the cover 11and form guiding bearings for the shaft of the stirring device so thatthe shaft may not have excess side play in the opening of the cover.

The stirring device has its shaft 14 exu tending through the cover 1land bearing j'. disk 13 and has its upper endy portion bent to form acrank handle 15 to the end of which there is secured a knob 16 so thatthe shaft 14 may be easily rotated. A bearing sleeve 17 is mounted uponthe shaft 14 be- 5! 5 tween the crank 15 and upper bearing disk 13 andholds the shaft 14 in the desired veri so surname nnvrcjni e p'Specification of Letters'atenti y f. lPatenhBdN-Qv. 1915., Applicationinea March 2s, une. sena-,lflrp-aaess-i- 'i A i i i 5 tical {adj-.Linnenso-nia the Suas will extent. If it is desired to raise the shaft 14 ktoalhigher point than'shown in'Fig lione -of the" sleeves 17 shown in Fig.3 may be substituted for the `one Shown in Fig. 1, thus lifting theshaft 14.` A collar 18 is threaded upon the lower threaded end portion19 of the shaft 14 and is provided with sockets in its edge so that thestems 20 may be con-V nected with the collar 18. Securing nuts orwashers 21 are placed upon the shaft 14 beneath the collar 18, and awinged locking nut 22 is placed upon the shaft beneath the nuts orwashers 21 so that the collar 18 will be removably but securely held inplace. To the endsof the arms 20 there is secured the blades 23 whichextend vertically in .theVV cooking vessel 10 and are provided at theirf lower ends with inwardly extending proj ec tions or points 24 whichextend toward the center of the cooking utensil and thus permit thematerial in thecentral portion of the utensil to be stirred. 1t is ofcourse obvious that the blades 23 may be brought as close to the bottomof the cooking utensil as desired by suitable adjustment of the collar18. In Fig. l the stirring blades 23 are of unperforated strips ofmaterial, but it is obvi` stirring1 blades to be operated very easily. y

l/Vhen it is desired to remove the stirring device from the cover forcleaning purposes o'.

for transferring the same to a second utensil,

it is simply necessary to remove the winged nut 22 and washers or nuts21 and then remove the collar 18. rFhe shaft 14 could then y be easilywithdrawn from the cover 11 and after the stirring device has beencleaned. could be replaced in the same utensil or a second utensil. 1fthe second utensil is of less or greater height than one previouslyused, the proper sleeve 17 would be substituted for the one previouslyused. It will thus be seen that a very efficient but at the same time, avery simple device has been provided.

Whatis claimed is:

A stirring device comprising a vessel, a cover for said vessel andprovided with ay central opening, bearing disks carried by said coverabove and below the opening formed therein, a-shaft eXtending throughfdle, a sleeve mounted upon said shaft be-A ing vertically in saidreceptacle and having their lower end portions provided With eX-Vtensions extendingtovvard'the center of said A vessel. n

' In testimony whereof I afliX myy signature in presence of tvvoWitnesses.

said cover and bearing disks and having its upper end portion bent toform a. crank 11antween said crank handle and upperbearing disk .toregulate the extent of said shaftex tending into said vessel, a Collarremovably mounted upon the lovverend portion of Said Y RAY S' KELLOGG'shaft, arms extending from said collar in Witnesses: l radiatingrelation, and blades secured to the MARTE BONER,-

outer 'end portion 'of ,Said arms Vand'extend- J. R. KNAPP.

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